title: Achlorophyllous alga Prototheca zopfii oxidizes n-alkanes with different carbon-chain lengths through a unique subterminal oxidation pathway.
abstract: Some Prototheca spp. were previously reported to convert n-hexadecane to 5-hexadecanol and then to 5-hexadecanone through a unique subterminal oxidation pathway. Further analysis of derivatives derived from n-hexadecane indicated that Prototheca zopfii oxidized n-alkanes with C11 to C17 chain lengths at not only the 5th but also the 4th, 3rd and 2nd positions.
authors.affiliation: Wakayama Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation, 1334 Minato, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8580, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takimura
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. Electronic address: esakura@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sakuradani
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Natsume
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Sakayu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011525:Prototheca / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D002244:Carbon
keywords: Ketone; Prototheca; Secondary alcohol; Subterminal oxidation; n-Alkane